1 Kings 3:18

The third day after I delivered, this woman delivered also. We were together. There was no stranger with us in the house, just us two in the house.

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WEBBE

The third day after I delivered, this woman delivered also. We were together. There was no stranger with us in the house, just us two in the house.

BSB

On the third day after I gave birth, this woman also had a baby. We were alone, with no one in the house but the two of us.

KJV

And it came to pass the third day after that I was delivered, that this woman was delivered also: and we were together; there was no stranger with us in the house, save we two in the house.

ASV

And it came to pass the third day after I was delivered, that this woman was delivered also; and we were together; there was no stranger with us in the house, save we two in the house.

BBE

And three days after the birth of my child, this woman had a child: we were together, no other-person was with us in the house but we two only.

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וַיְהִי vay·hi and it was H1961 בַּיּוֹם bai·yom on the day H3117 הַשְּׁלִישִׁי ha·she·li·shi (the) third H7992 לְלִדְתִּי le·lid·ti of giving birth my H3205 וַתֵּלֶד va·te·led and she gave birth H3205 גַּם־ gam- also H1571 הָאִשָּׁה ha·'i·shah the woman H802 הַזֹּאת ha·zot (the) this H2063 וַאֲנַחְנוּ va·'a·nach·nu and we H587 יַחְדָּו yach·dav [were] together H3162 אֵין־ 'ein- there not H369 זָר zar [was] a stranger H2114 אִתָּנוּ 'i·ta·nu with us H854 בַּבַּיִת ba·ba·yit in the house H1004 זוּלָתִי zu·la·ti except H2108 שְׁתַּיִם־ she·ta·yim- two H8147 אֲנַחְנוּ 'a·nach·nu we H587 בַּבָּיִת ba·ba·yit [were] in the house H1004

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 16–28

An instance of Solomon's wisdom is given. Notice the difficulty of the case. To find out the true mother, he could not try which the child loved best, and therefore tried which loved the child best: the mother's sincerity will be tried, when the child is in danger. Let parents show their love to their children, especially by taking care of their souls, and snatching them as brands out of the burning. By this and other instances of the wisdom with which God endued him, Solomon had great reputation among his people. This was better to him than weapons of war; for this he was both feared and loved.

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Cross-references: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Hebrew and Greek data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. Library: sources.